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Musa Barrow and Timothy Castagne's second-half goals fired Atalanta third in Serie A on Saturday as a 2-1 win kept the unheralded Bergamo side's push for a first-ever Champions League campaign firmly on track. Castagne and Duvan Zapata both had goals ruled ouBarrow, Castagne fire Atalanta third in Serie A
Musa Barrow and Timothy Castagne's second-half goals fired Atalanta third in Serie A on Saturday as a 2-1 win kept the unheralded Bergamo side's push for a first-ever Champions League campaign firmly on track. Castagne and Duvan Zapata both had goals ruled out for offside in the first 20 minutes of the game, which was played at Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium because of work on Atalanta's home ground. But 20-year-old Gambian Barrow broke through immediately after being substituted on at the break for his first goal this season, with Belgian Castagne adding a second on 53 minutes, finishing off Berat Djimsiti's low cross. Goran Pandev pulled a goal back for Genoa one minute from time, but the fightback came too late as Atalanta extended their unbeaten run to 11 matches. Atalanta overtake Inter Milan to move third with two games left this season -- against champions Juventus in Turin and back at the Mapei Stadium against Sassuolo on May 26. «Today's win was really important, as the closer we get to the finish line, the more decisive each point becomes,» said coach Gian Piero Gasperini. "Mathematically, we have only a few points left to go, but it also puts us in a better state of mind... Read more











